Post by David on Mar 29, 2013 12:51:43 GMT -5
The heroes (Malkierian, Joe, Pudic, Erik with Faust, Aerone, Torgar, Skierra, and Clod) continue their attempt to take the orcish stronghold. After a brief reconn, the group encounters a lone cleric battling wraiths. Erik and Malkierian save Brock, the only survivor of the first mission. He decides to join the party and together they try going up the well again. Skierra levitates with Joe in his back of holding while Erik climbs the well. Erik alters self to appear as an orc and begins to "bring water to the stable" while actually ferrying party members in via Joe's bag. In the stable are a pair of ogres who come to investigate after Joe, Pudic, and one of the dwarves are waiting. The fight is quite brief and no one notices, thanks to Pudic and Joe's skill with animal handling.
Once the heroes are all in the stables, Erik continues his search. He enters one of the towers, ferrying the heroes into the dining hall. In the process, however, the witch finds the kitchens, charms one of the matrons to finish his work and while she is gone, butchers the other two orcish cooks. The heroes try to lure the hill giants from the level above down, but the attempt to surprise them fails. The fight is relatively short, even after two trolls and a cleric of Iuz arrives. Joe transmutes the giant blood into oil and Erik tells his charmed orcish matron that if anyone else comes into the tower, she should light the oil to protect herself.
Using sleep spells from Malkierian and Erik, the heroes capture both walls of the tower and advance on the tower where the wizard lives. The wizard's bodyguards, however, are too powerful for such a spell and the heroes find themselves battling the castle defenses. Both bodyguards, the human captain of the watch and an anti-paladin lead a charge of more than a dozen orcs. After a fierce battle, the heroes are victorious.
Next move?
Status:
Pudic: 3+6 of 31
Erik: 12 of 34, out of spells
Faust: 10 of 14
Joe: 10 of 28, no right arm, trans blood
Aerone: 8 of 12
Talking Bird: 26 of 34
Malkierian: 1 of 45, out of spells
Torgar: 10 of 11, out of spells
Clod: 20 of 42
Skierra: 16 of 30, out of spells
Brock: -1 of 45, cast CLWx4 / / prayerx2
Talking Bird: 29 of 34, cast CLWx5 / aidx3
Akom: 13 (full)
Running eeps: 21,580 TOTAL
Once the heroes are all in the stables, Erik continues his search. He enters one of the towers, ferrying the heroes into the dining hall. In the process, however, the witch finds the kitchens, charms one of the matrons to finish his work and while she is gone, butchers the other two orcish cooks. The heroes try to lure the hill giants from the level above down, but the attempt to surprise them fails. The fight is relatively short, even after two trolls and a cleric of Iuz arrives. Joe transmutes the giant blood into oil and Erik tells his charmed orcish matron that if anyone else comes into the tower, she should light the oil to protect herself.
Using sleep spells from Malkierian and Erik, the heroes capture both walls of the tower and advance on the tower where the wizard lives. The wizard's bodyguards, however, are too powerful for such a spell and the heroes find themselves battling the castle defenses. Both bodyguards, the human captain of the watch and an anti-paladin lead a charge of more than a dozen orcs. After a fierce battle, the heroes are victorious.
Next move?
Status:
Pudic: 3+6 of 31
Erik: 12 of 34, out of spells
Faust: 10 of 14
Joe: 10 of 28, no right arm, trans blood
Aerone: 8 of 12
Talking Bird: 26 of 34
Malkierian: 1 of 45, out of spells
Torgar: 10 of 11, out of spells
Clod: 20 of 42
Skierra: 16 of 30, out of spells
Brock: -1 of 45, cast CLWx4 / / prayerx2
Talking Bird: 29 of 34, cast CLWx5 / aidx3
Akom: 13 (full)
Running eeps: 21,580 TOTAL
